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Show CHRONICLE MAIL BOX the conventional preoccupation of campus literary-magazine material. What's more, Janiszewski shows talent and work. Not in years has Pen published a story with such insight into the selection of detail combined with powers to bring it off in balance and satire. "Laborious," Mr. Mattson, maybe; may-be; but "implausible?" never! You'd be surprised what's plausible. plaus-ible. As a matter of fact, there has been a "Harold" in my life since 1948. The "Harold" of "Lathe" is wholly believable mild, compared to some of the creeps I've gathered material on. And speaking as one who has known apartments with signs, Jan-iszezwski's Jan-iszezwski's story is a splendid satire sa-tire and not one single sign is beyond be-yond plausibility. I'd like to see Pen turn itself on lathes any time. Utah Unprovincial Editor: This time I am sufficiently aggravated aggra-vated to respond. Re: Ron Scott's article of March 29, "Utah's Provincialism." Pro-vincialism." Your article reeks of ignorance and bigotry! Climb off! Jeannette Nichol Dept. of Pharmacology Huddle Poll Invalid Editor: KSL's "Campus Poll" conducted outside the Huddle seems about as valid a reckoning of the average University student's preference as would be a poll restricted to the Business Building. Becky Foster Take The Bus Editor: I quote, "An interview with a prostitute, some bar hopping through skid row, and interviews with inhabitants will be the action ac-tion ..." stated a Chrony article April 1, 1968 entitled, "Student Tour Set For Central City." Maybe someone ought to inform the staff writers of the Chronicle that Central City is not a zoo. The attitudes that are exhibited in the tone of this article are the real reasons why there are two Americas, Ameri-cas, even while there are so many students who protest too much their liberal attitudes while never doing anything about it that really counts. Its a shame that the lead paragraph para-graph had to be spiced up with some action to sell the story and ruin what was basically a sound story written to promote a necessary neces-sary cause. If the writer would like to know some facts about Central Cen-tral City, he should make every effort to take the tour; however, if he prefers some "action," I strongly suggest that he take a Gray Lines Sight Seeing Tour. Karen M. Bolton "Pen" Pal Editor: I wish to disagree with J. Michael Mattson's evaluation of parts of Winter Pen, "Magazine Suffers from Blandness," Chronicle, April 2. While I concur with Mattson that Jodee Reed's "The Lieutenant" is a fine, timely story; I can't understand under-stand his views on Steven Janis-zewski's Janis-zewski's "Turn Yourself on a Lathe." Janiszewski's story is of a kind which Pen has cried out in need of for ages. At last, in "Lathe," we see a departure from Nineteen Years In 'forty-nine when the studes Passed along their way They waved their hand and said, "Hi, Fred, how are you today?" In 'sixty-eight when the same Passed along their way They raised their brow with intent aim, "Hi, Brent, how's your g.p.a.?" Keith Moore |